Personality and intellectual characteristics of adult male felons as a function of offense category.
A step-wise discriminant function analysis identified demographic, personality, and intellectual variables that differentiate categories of felony offenders. Male inmates (N = 766) were categorized according to their most recent offense (Person, Property, Drug, or Indecent Liberties). Each completed the 16PF and the Multidimensional Aptitude Battery. A significant discriminant function was obtained, with loadings on the variables of age, substance abuse history, and the 16PF factors of Boldness and Intelligence. The function correctly classified 42.6% of the inmates into their offense category.
Tammany
J M
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Department of Psychology, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 66621.
Evans
R G
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Barnett
R W
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data